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it will be very difficult for penn state to field the type of football team that penn state fans and alums have come to expect during joe paterno's reign. they're also going to lose other initial scholarships. they won't be able to share in the revenue from the bowl games. they won't be able to appear in bowl games. the 85 guys who are on the team now all have an opportunity immediately to depart this program and find another one to play in, if playing for big bowl stakes is that important to them. so the football team certainly for the next half decade is going to take a pretty major hit in terms of its ability to perform at a really high level. >> suarez: professor rosner given what professor blackstone just described, are we going to in four years, five years just inevitably see a penn state where football is less of a factor in the daily life of the college, where it's less of what n.c.a.a. president called too big to fail, too big to challenge? >> i think the nature of the sanctions as kevin pointed out is such that in and as many pundits have pointed out today as well, is such
it will be very difficult for penn state to field the type of football team that penn state fans and alums have come to expect during joe paterno's reign. they're also going to lose other initial scholarships. they won't be able to share in the revenue from the bowl games. they won't be able to appear in bowl games. the 85 guys who are on the team now all have an opportunity immediately to depart this program and find another one to play in, if playing for big bowl stakes is that important to...
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state and indeed did give to penn state over the past year according to penn state's own study and own research. i think there's going to be a pullback. again as team performance coffey creases. >> suarez: professor blackstone, explain how this particular set of sanctions on the way the program operates, on recruiting, on scholarships on the money flow percolates through a program. you have, whatever, some 85 young men who are going to show up in the fall and practice and start to play. the countdown is even on the penn state website. 38 days until they start to play. >> right. well, you know, it affects it in a lot of ways. for the future going forward one of the heaviest penalties they got is the fact they're going to lose 20 scholarships each yr for the next four year it will be very difficult for penn state to field the type of football team that penn state fans and alums have come to expect during joe paterno's reign. they're also going to lose other initial scholarships. they won't be able to share in the revenue from the bowl games. they won't be able to appear in bowl games. th
state and indeed did give to penn state over the past year according to penn state's own study and own research. i think there's going to be a pullback. again as team performance coffey creases. >> suarez: professor blackstone, explain how this particular set of sanctions on the way the program operates, on recruiting, on scholarships on the money flow percolates through a program. you have, whatever, some 85 young men who are going to show up in the fall and practice and start to play....
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he joins us from the penn state campus. and we thank you both for being with us. mark dent, to you first. how verne the authors of this report that the leaders of the university knew what sandusky was up to as long ago as 1998? >> well, that was the first thing that they really discussed in the report was that these four men, paterno, curley, schultz and spanier had knowledge of it as far back as '98, they have e-mails showing knowledge of it. there's an e-mail reference where curley mentions that he wants joe paterno... joe paterno is anxious to hear about more news regarding this incident. so there's basically no doubt. there's documentation these four men had knowledge of that event even though three of them... paterno, curley, and schultz-- denied knowing about the 1998 incident when they talked to the grand jury last year. >> woodruff: that was going to be my question because that would mean they did not tell the truth to the grand jury. >> absolutely. and obviously curley and schultz are facing charges of perjury already and a failure to report. joe paterno
he joins us from the penn state campus. and we thank you both for being with us. mark dent, to you first. how verne the authors of this report that the leaders of the university knew what sandusky was up to as long ago as 1998? >> well, that was the first thing that they really discussed in the report was that these four men, paterno, curley, schultz and spanier had knowledge of it as far back as '98, they have e-mails showing knowledge of it. there's an e-mail reference where curley...
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mike mcqueary is himself a former penn state assistant coach. he told of witnessing sandusky molest a boy in 2001. for more, we turn to joel achenbach of the "washington post," who's covering the trial in bellfont, pennsylvania. you heard powerful testimony today from some important players in the case. >> yeah, it was a very intense day. yesterday was the same way. i mean we heard a lot of ry powerful testimony. first from an 18-year-old just graduated from high school four or five years ago. he testified that he was sexually abused by jerry sandusky in sandusky's basement. the witness saw on the stand yesterday the witness had been very composed and sort of matter of fact. it was a much older person who was describing something that had happened many years ago. this was a much younger witness. it was overcome many times he buried his face in his has as heecounted this. it was very intense morning. and then this afternoon mike mcquery, the former penn state assistant football coach testified about what he saw one night when he walked into the l
mike mcqueary is himself a former penn state assistant coach. he told of witnessing sandusky molest a boy in 2001. for more, we turn to joel achenbach of the "washington post," who's covering the trial in bellfont, pennsylvania. you heard powerful testimony today from some important players in the case. >> yeah, it was a very intense day. yesterday was the same way. i mean we heard a lot of ry powerful testimony. first from an 18-year-old just graduated from high school four or...
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that's not the end of the scandal that shook penn state. two college administrators gary shultz and tim curly, face trial on charges of failing to report sandusky to the police and lying to a grand jury. long-time head football coach joe paterno was fired last november and died in january of lung cancer. the n.a.a. later imsed severe sanctions on the school's football program. for more on all this we turn to a man who has been covering the story for the associated press. he was in the courtroom today. mark, thank you for joining us. we know that jerry sandusky spoke before the sentence was handed down. what did he say? >> well, he again denied the allegations against him he's consistently done since his arrest. he also... he talked about a number of matters. i think largely he was. he reviewed the st of thegood works he had done through the second mile charity and in an attempt to give the judge some idea of the positive side of his life outside these criminal allegations. he also spoke about his family members that stuck with him. he discu
that's not the end of the scandal that shook penn state. two college administrators gary shultz and tim curly, face trial on charges of failing to report sandusky to the police and lying to a grand jury. long-time head football coach joe paterno was fired last november and died in january of lung cancer. the n.a.a. later imsed severe sanctions on the school's football program. for more on all this we turn to a man who has been covering the story for the associated press. he was in the courtroom...
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i mean, we have penn state professors, we have penn state students, all these people are local. this is not an out-of-town jury and amendola said, hey, the president has resigned, that was the president of pen state, the coach is dead, that's a reference to joe paterno, he made a reference to these out-of-town lawyers so he may have been playing on local sensibilities. >> sreenivasan: thank you so much. the senate passed a five-year farm bill today in a rare display of bipartisanship. the half-trillion-dollar measure will end some crop subsidies. instead, there is a greater reliance on federal crop insurance. supporters said it is the first major overhaul of federal agriculture programs in decades. opponents argued it still falls short. the house is working on its own farm bill, and conservatives there are pressing for deeper cuts. in egypt, crowds turned out in cairo as islamists protested that the ruling military is moving to keep power for itself. election officials were supposed to name the winner of the presidential election today, but they postponed the announcement. we ha
i mean, we have penn state professors, we have penn state students, all these people are local. this is not an out-of-town jury and amendola said, hey, the president has resigned, that was the president of pen state, the coach is dead, that's a reference to joe paterno, he made a reference to these out-of-town lawyers so he may have been playing on local sensibilities. >> sreenivasan: thank you so much. the senate passed a five-year farm bill today in a rare display of bipartisanship. the...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky will spend at least 30 years in prison for repeated and sustained sexual abuse of young boys. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the sentence that guarantees sandusky will spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey brown examines charges that two chinese companies-- among the largest telecom equipment makers in the world-- are a threat to u.s. security. >> ifill: we update the presidential race as both candidates compete in battleground states, and we preview the "choice 2012," airing tonight on frontline. >> woodruff: from our climate change series, hari sreenivasan reports on urban areas heating up, and one city's efforts to cool down. >> ifill: and ray suarez has the story of a mexican drug lord killed in a gunfight, and his corpse stolen from the funeral home. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky will spend at least 30 years in prison for repeated and sustained sexual abuse of young boys. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the sentence that guarantees sandusky will spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> woodruff: then, jeffrey brown examines charges that two chinese...
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the sexual abuse trial of a retired penn state football coach began in earnest today. prosecutors branded jerry sandusky a "predatory pedophile" who molested ten boys over 15 years. the defense suggested the alleged victims had a financial motive. one man-- now 28 years old-- testified that sandusky repeatedly abused him during showers, starting in 1997. and, he said, the former coach sent him creepy love letters. violent crime reported to police fell in 2011, for a fifth straight year. the f.b.i. reported the 4% drop today. it said the decrease was seen in all four regions of the country. property crime was down for the ninth straight year, falling nearly 1%. commerce secretary john bryson is under investigation for two traffic accidents in the los angeles area on saturday. police said today he has been cited for felony hit-and-run in the crashes, that happened within minutes of each other. commerce department officials said he suffered a seizure while driving. a los angeles county sheriff's spokesman said officers found bryson alone in his car after the second collis
the sexual abuse trial of a retired penn state football coach began in earnest today. prosecutors branded jerry sandusky a "predatory pedophile" who molested ten boys over 15 years. the defense suggested the alleged victims had a financial motive. one man-- now 28 years old-- testified that sandusky repeatedly abused him during showers, starting in 1997. and, he said, the former coach sent him creepy love letters. violent crime reported to police fell in 2011, for a fifth straight...